Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: This 57-year-old Chhotu Baba hasn't bathed in 32 yearsGangapuri Maharaj, also known as Chhotu Baba, has not bathed for 32 years and is attracting attention at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. The ...
03 Jan, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
Assam CM holds flood preparedness meeting at Kaziranga, 3 new commando battalions deployedAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma convened a meeting at Kaziranga to ensure the safety of animals, especially during the flood seaso...
16 Jun, 2024, 09.23 AM IST
Three new commando battalions deployed in Kaziranga National Park to protect animalsThe Chief Minister took stock of the loss of land of the Kaziranga National Park primarily due to swift flow of river water. He said that a...
16 Jun, 2024, 09.12 AM IST
Assam: More than ten missing as a boat capsizes in Brahmaputra in Dhubri districtAccording to officials around 29 people including a Circle Officer Sanju Das, Mondal and ASDMA Field Officer along with local villagers com...
29 Sep, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
Appointment of next CDS, NEET exam among issues raised by Rajya Sabha membersThe delay in the appointment of CDS appears to show that the government has no succession plan or proper personal planning, he said, adding...
03 Feb, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
Assam CM flags off four steel catamaran vessels at Pandu PortThese vessels are launched under a World Bank funded project to integrate high quality passenger and vehicle ferry services into the state’...
08 Nov, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
Criminal case, high-level probe in Brahmaputra boat capsize: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaHimanta Biswa Sarma informed in his tweets that he visited the boat accident site near Nimati Ghat and took stock of the present situation ...
09 Sep, 2021, 04.29 PM IST
Many casualties feared as boat sinks in Assam after colliding with ferry steamerThe tragic event took place in Johat. Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted about the incident and assured all possible help.
08 Sep, 2021, 09.10 PM IST
Assam’s transport department records Rs 105.87 crore revenue collectionTransport Department has undertaken massive state-wise operation against overloading detected in trucks carrying sand, goods, stones, bould...
18 Jun, 2021, 12.41 AM IST
Second heavily decomposed body brought out of rat-hole mine in MeghalayaApart from the Indian Navy, the Army, the NDRF and the state's agencies are engaged in the operations that begun hours after the accident t...
28 Feb, 2019, 02.24 PM IST
Two IAF pilots killed in crash in AssamTwo Indian Air Force pilots were killed in a crash in Majuli today, minutes after their microlight aircraft took off on a routine sortie, d...
15 Feb, 2018, 07.48 PM IST
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
- Parliament mourns deaths in Assam boat tragedy
Parliament today mourned the death of over 100 people in a boat tragedy in Brahmaputra river in Assam's Dhubri district.
02 May, 2012, 12.53 PM IST
- Boat with 250 passengers capsizes in Assam, 35 drown
At least 35 people were drowned and many more were missing when a countryboat carrying 250 people capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assa...
30 Apr, 2012, 09.25 PM IST
- For a new model to handle disasters
Kiran KarnikPublic purpose and private entrepreneurial drive and efficiency need to meld to help those who have to contend with calamities.
09 Sep, 2008, 12.50 AM IST